Stage A WarRally the crowd with a tug-a-war between your mascot and the rival team's mascot! Rent the rival team's mascot costume and recruit a student to play the part for the game. Your mascot and "their" mascot then fight it out-and your mascot wins! Mock fights between the mascots during the game also keep the victorious spirit alive!

Zip Your LipShhh! Save your spirit for your team's first touchdown. Instruct all the fans (at the pep rally) that they are to be completely silent until their team scores. Then unleash all that pent-up energy in a torrent of school spirit! A great way to intimidate your rivals while super-charging your fans!

Bring It OnGive 'em a real spectacle! Play the loudest music, perform the hippest dances, and execute the most daring stunts during half-time. This will energize the fans for another round of game action!

Use Your LungsWho's got the most school spirit? Find out in a shouting contest (held before the game or during a time-out). It's the left side of the crowd against the right in this exciting battle of spirit!

Play BallGet the crowd in the mood for fun! Provide one or two colorful beach balls for the crowd to bat around before the game. Once the game starts, have the fans autograph the balls as a fun gift for the coach or MVP!

Sea of Fans. Create a sea of color in the stands! Give the first person in each row a 19" roll of gossamer. As the roll is passed from person to person along the horizontal row, your school's dominance unfolds. (A 100 yard roll covers the length of a football field!) When the fans are covered, start a giant wave. The opposing fans will be shrouded with embarrassment when they see a GIANT flag of your school colors.

Noise Power! Sell a variety of noisemakers (cheerphones, cow bells, horns, kazoos, imprinted clicker poms, and spirit clappers) to the fans so they can distract the rival school and applaud their own team.

Wear It with Pride. Bandannas, foam mitts, spirit towels, and poms are great visual ways to increase enthusiasm.

It's a New Wave. Start a unique wave in the bleachers. Instead of the normal wave where fans rise slightly and raise their arms, encourage them to do the "twister". (Fans stand up completely, turn all the way around, and sit back down.)

Spread the Word. Put up banners and signs in the gym before each game. Use your opponent's name, and give each battle a new weapon. A few rolls of our seamless paper in your school colors will work perfectly! (For big games, give the gym an extra boost with balloons, metallic streamers, and crepe paper too!)

Time for Traditions. Create and promote traditions. (Use the same cheer for free throws, feature your fight song each game, use the crowd's favorite chant at time-outs, etc.)